Aebial toy parachute



T. F. POWELL. AERIALYTOY PARACHUT'E.

Beissued Apr. 19, 1921. 15.091.

APPLICATION FILED IAN-31,1921

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1'1 m III Ii m T. F. POWELL. AERIAL TOY PARACHUTE.

Reissued 1921'" umcmdu FILED v4.31; I921- 2 SHEETSSHEET 2- l as UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS F. POWELL, OF BETSIL, WASHINGTON.

AERIAL TOY PARACHUTE.

Original Io. 1,362,894, dated December 21, 1920, Serial No. 355,969, filed February 3, 1920. Application for reissue filed January 31, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. POWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Retsil, in the county of Kitsap and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aerial Toy Parachutes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in aerial toys, and especially in the provision of an arrow having a socket adapted to contain a figured toy with a arachute, the figure being released at an e evation and permitted to descend with the parachute.

The invention comprises various other details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fully described shown inthe accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the ap nded claims.

y invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which:

Fi re 1 is a perspective view showing the ap hcation of the device.

ig. 2 is a central view through the device.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the parachute and toy released.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the hollow receptacle forming part of the aerial toy.

F1g.6 is a fragmentary detail'view of the figure, forming part of the device, with the rachute cords secured to the head thereof. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view of the feet of the figure and the elastic member passing therebeneath.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter:

A designates the shaft of the arrow notched as at B, and C is a hollow receptacle of general cylindrical shape at one end of the shaft adapted to contain a figured toy D. A rubber band E is adapted to be placed underneath the feet of the toy and passed through notches F formed diagonally opposite in the edge of the receptacle, and rub- Serial No. 441,894.

ber thence passed underneath the lower part of the receptacle and made to engage notches H therein. A parachute I with a string K attached thereto is fastened to the head of the figured toy, the cord passing over the figure holding the same in the manner shown 1n Fig. 2 of the drawings, in which the rubber band E is under tension, said cord assing through an aperture E in the wal of the receptacle and knotted as at E and also passed through a slot 0 formed in the wall of the receptacle, thence passing'down to and fastened to a pin L removably held in the bottom of the rece tacle. Said'pin is provided with an eye to which a trip string Q is fastened and which passes through a hole 17 in the shaft A and is secured thereto, a sufficient slack being left intermediate the shaft and the pin to permit the latter to be easily removed from its socket in the bottom of the casing.

Said trip string is measured off to a length somewhat shorter than the range of the arrow and is adapted to be heldby the foot of the person operating the device, the balance of the string lying in a coil upon the ground.

In operation,the toy is placed within the receptacle with the feet of the figure engaging over the rubber band which is put under tension and held thereb through the medium of the cord K whic is fastened to'the pin in the manner described.

When it is desired to operate the to the cord of the bow is placed in the notch and the shaft fired into the air and when the limit of the upper movement of the upper shaft is reached, the trip string will pull the in L from its socket releasing the cord K WhlCh has a half-hitch about the pin and the toy being released, the rubber band will cause the toy to be thrown from the receptacle and the figure will fall by gravity the parachute opening as it descends. I

What I claim to be new is:

1. An aerial toycomprising an arrow shaft with a receptacle at one end, a figured toy with parachute adapted to be contained within said receptacle, a rubber band for releasing the toy from the receptacle, and means for automatically releaslng said toy at a predetermined time.

2. An aerial toy comprising an arrow shaft with a receptacle at one end, a fi red toy with a parachute adapted to be contained within said receptacle, and a rubber band for releasing the toy from the receptacle, a

string fastened at one end to the receptacle and passing about the head of saidtoy'adapt ed to hold the rubber band under tension, a releasing pin to which said string is: at-

. tached, and a releasing cord attached to said pin and to the shaft ofthe arrow. y

a 3. An aerialv toy comprising an arrow shaft, an 0 en ended receptacle at one end, 1 the ends; 0 [the receptacle being notched, a,v

rubberband engaging said notches and spanning the openingin said receptacle, a figured toy and parachute attached thereto adapted to be contained Within the receptacle and holding said rubber band under tension, a cordfastened at one end of the receptacle and passing over the head of the toy, a releasing pin engaged by said cord, anda' releasing cord attached to the pin and'to the shaft of the arrow.

In testimony whereofI hereunto afiix my signature. I v

- I THOMAS POWELL. 

